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This is how the U.S. supports its troops: Judge rules court won't step in to aid vets

California - The federal government is subjecting veterans to long delays in obtaining mental health care and medical benefits, but the power to change the system rests with officials and Congress, not the courts, a federal judge in San Francisco ruled Wednesday in dismissing a lawsuit by veterans' advocates.

U.S. District Judge Samuel Conti said veterans' groups had failed to show a "systemwide crisis" in mental health care that would justify the courts intervening in the workings of the Department of Veterans Affairs. And he said courts lack authority to order the sweeping changes the plaintiffs seek, such as forcing the VA to make quick decisions on whether veterans are eligible for care and ordering the agency to promptly improve suicide prevention programs and mental health care.

Comment: So another blatant scheme of "passing the buck" and nothing gets done. And this is how the U.S. shows its appreciation for the unfortunate men and women, who having been lied to, have put their lives and sanity on the line for a country run by psychopaths who don't really give a damn about any of them.

This should be a wake up call for those who really want to support their troops. As you can see, the only real way to support them is to get them out of Iraq, Afghanistan and wherever else they are fighting for the crime lords of the West, and bring them home.


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Scientist criticizes corruption of medical industry



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Sir John Sulston: profit made at the expense of patients.

A Nobel Prize-winning scientist has hit out at what he terms the "moral corruption" of the medical industry.

Britain's Sir John Sulston says that profits are taking precedence over the needs of patients, particularly in the developing world.

He was speaking at the launch of a new research institute into science, ethics and innovation.

Sir John shared the 2002 Nobel Prize for medicine for his work on the genetics controlling cell division.

He is well known for his commitment to public medicine and his opposition to the privatisation of scientific information.

Eight years ago he led the fight to keep the data being derived from the Human Genome Project open and free to any scientist who wanted to use it.

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Eat beets to lower blood pressure

Have you ever considered swapping your morning glass of fresh orange for freshly squeezed beetroot? Thought not - but in light of a remarkable discovery, it may be worth downing the inky, purple-red stuff with your cornflakes. And, thanks to the launch this month of a scrumptious new juice, getting your daily dose won't require a pinch of the nose or scrubbing stubborn, deep purple stains off your chopping board.

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US: Drinking games prove deadly to college students

WINONA, Minnesota - On the morning after the house party on Johnson Street, Jenna Foellmi and several other twentysomethings lay sprawled on the beds and couches. When a friend reached over to wake her, Foellmi was cold to the touch.

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Water plant manager speaks on fluoride

On June 26 the town of Drayton Valley officially shut off the fluoride tap in our water treatment plant.

Comment: Good for you Drayton County.
All municipalities need to deeply consider the dangers of adding this poison to their water. The evidence is available. Read it!


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Insanity: Cholesterol Drugs for Kids

The nation's pediatricians are recommending wider cholesterol screening for children and more aggressive use of cholesterol-lowering drugs starting as early as the age of 8 in hopes of preventing adult heart problems.

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Flashback Does Cholesterol Matter? Only if You're on a Cholesterol-Lowering Drug

The makers of Zetia and Vytorin (which combines Zetia and Zocor) recently announced that their aggressively advertised cholesterol-lowering drugs failed to slow the development of fatty plaque in arteries. In fact, the drugs actually promotes the formation of plaque in arteries, which fuels heart disease and increases the risk of a heart attack. The announcement - - in a news release, not a medical journal - - came after long delays in reporting the findings of their study.

Why the delays? Follow the money. Sales of the two drugs added up to $5 billion in revenues in 2007.

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People with HIV living longer, study shows

People with HIV in the developed world are no more likely to die in the first five years following infection than men and women in the general population, British researchers said on Tuesday.

The risk for people infected through sex creeps up after that, according to the study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association that highlights the power of AIDS drugs introduced in the mid-1990s.

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Hospitals in northeastern Greece on alert after woman dies of tick-borne fever

Health authorities say hospitals in northeastern Greece have been put on alert after a woman died of a form of insect-carried fever.

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Big Pharma Is in a Frenzy to Bring Cannabis-Based Medicines to Market

The US government's longstanding denial of medical marijuana research and use is an irrational and morally bankrupt public policy. On this point, few Americans disagree. As for the question of "why" federal officials maintain this inflexible and inhumane policy, well that's another story.